Chapter 52: The Revenant’s Truth

Shade's blood froze.

Lucian was alive.

Jade was already reaching for her gun, her breath ragged. "We killed you."

Lucian smirked. "Oh, my dear. You tried."

Shade's veins burned. He could feel the energy coming off Lucian, something dark, something wrong.

Lucian tilted his head. "You feel it, don't you? The connection."

Shade swallowed hard. "What did you do to me?"

Lucian leaned forward. "I didn't make you, Shade. I unlocked you."

Shade's breath hitched.

Lucian's voice was soft. "You were never just human."

Shade's world tilted.

Jade frowned. "What the hell does that mean?"

Lucian chuckled. "Oh, sweetheart. You thought he was some science project?" He turned to Shade, his eyes glowing. "You are so much more."

Shade's pulse roared.

Because deep inside?

A part of him already knew.